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are of a pugnacious character, there are always found at hand 

 quarrel-mongers who will facilitate and foment their silly 

 battles, and turn the results to their own benefit. There are 

 quarrel-mongers of every order, but they all proceed upon the 

 same principle get pugnacious beings to fight and then benefit 

 yourself by their folly. Even the great stockbrokers, army 

 contractors, and political adventurers, who urge angry nations 

 on to war, are quarrel-mongers who, like the bird-keepers, act 

 precisely on this principle. 



Profitless Quarrelling 1 . 



The great owl often has battles with the tawny eagle. The 

 fight is sometimes so severe that it terminates in the death of 

 both combatants. Occasionally the warriors are found with 

 their claws so deep in one another's flesh that they cannot 

 withdraw them, and they both die on the scene of action. At 

 other times the great owl having conquered, he has been found 

 with his talons so entangled in his adversary that they have 

 fallen to the ground together, and the conqueror unable to dis- 

 engage himself, has himself been made a captive. RE. 



Imperfect Acquaintance Accounts for Quarrels. 



The cat is less an enemy of the dog than is generally believed. 

 When unacquainted with one another, they have little sympathy 

 in common; but when associated for a length of time they 

 become good friends. Then they lick each other, sleep on each 

 other, and understand making mutual concessions, which enable 

 them to live in peace in short, the most perfect harmony 

 frequently reigns between them. Every one who keeps cats 

 and dogs can testify to the correctness of this assertion. Our 

 quarrelling neighbours who live "a cat-and-dog life" should 

 note this interesting fact. Since they dispute with each other 

 like these animals do in the imperfect stage of their acquaint- 

 ance, so may they, like them, become good friends by learning 

 more of each other. M. 



